The timeline system has gone awry; they insist that steamed buns are a magic pill.

"A pair of knitted gloves, a pair of earmuffs, and a pair of insoles—quite a lot of good stuff."

"Most importantly, there were two yuan plus five jin of grain coupons."

The cloth was enough for a pair of shoes. Li Qingqiu thought to himself that the reward he received for signing in this time was the best he could get. "The insoles, gloves, and earmuffs can be used right away. I'll put the money and food stamps aside for now and go to the commune again when I have time."

"First, let's check if the dual cultivation partner's progress has increased?"

[Host: Li Qingqiu (Lazy Eater Destiny)]

Cultivation Sect: Core disciple of the Li Clan (receiving special attention from the clan leader)

Cultivation Techniques: Basic Immortal Cultivation Method (Beginner), Lazy Eater Method (Beginner).

Cultivation Techniques: Spirit Plant Cultivation Technique (Beginner), Beast-Catching Spirit Rope Weaving Technique (Unsophisticated), Spirit Cage Weaving Technique (Unsophisticated), Sneaky Technique (Entry-level).

Magical items: Beast-catching rope (beginner level), Spirit-enhancing talisman (basic level), Clan Contribution Points Book (low-tier), Pig Beast Taming Skill Card (basic level), Mountain-splitting shovel (beginner level)

Elixirs: One bottle of Blood-Replenishing Pill (74/100), one Agar-agar Nutmeg Pill, one Jade Shell Nourishing Essence Pill

Items: Gold Spirit Coupon 2.26 yuan, Silver Spirit Plant Coupon 7.2 jin, 2 liang of Spirit Oil, Spirit Meat Coupon 1 jin

Physical condition: 6+1+

Agility: 7+

Strength: 6+1

Spirit: 8

Points: 45

Sign-in requirements: 0/120 (One sign-in opportunity is granted for practicing the Lazy Eater Method for one hour each day)

Points-based lottery: Eligible participants can enter beginner, intermediate, and advanced lottery draws.

Task: Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, never underestimate a young man's potential. Task completion rate: 40/1000; Dual cultivation partner task completion rate: 3/100.

"Another improvement."

Li Qingqiu summarized that the success rate of dual cultivation partners may be related to the time spent together and mutual help and interaction. He has not yet fully determined this point, so he will focus on these two aspects for now.

In their interactions, Li Qingqiu didn't deliberately use any tricks. After all, honesty is always a good thing when you're in a Daoist relationship; who knows, she might become his wife someday. "I won't think too much about it; I'll just let things take their course."

I'll put on the new insoles first, and they're definitely much more comfortable. I'll put on the earmuffs, and the gloves are quite eye-catching, but I'll leave them for now.

The person with the earmuffs said that they had bought them before, and that the price wasn't too high. They could take the gloves back to the commune.

Li Qingqiu thought to himself, "These days, you can't just use good things indiscriminately. After all, if you don't have money or ration coupons, and suddenly a lot of good things come out, it will be too conspicuous, and you'll inevitably be exposed by the people."

Who knows, you might become a spy. It's best to be careful, keep a low profile, and focus on improving your skills. No one will see you eating or drinking. "Third brother, are you inside?"

"Second brother, what's wrong now?"

"The brigade headquarters is having a meeting and they want you to come over."

Li Qinghua was quite puzzled. Why would the brigade headquarters invite his third son to a meeting to discuss development plans?

What kind of meeting is it?

Li Qingqiu was a marginalized individual. Wasn't the brigade headquarters meeting a matter for the brigade cadres? Why was he being included?

"Is it a large-scale meeting?"

"Second brother, why are you calling for the third brother?"

"Mom, the team wants the third brother to go to a meeting at the brigade headquarters."

"Did the third brother go to a meeting at the team headquarters?"

This time, not only Shi Lanhua and her husband, but also her elder brother, sister-in-law, second sister-in-law Lin Xiu, and younger sister Li Qingmei were all filled with astonishment.

"What's up?"

Shi Lanhua was a little worried. "Third brother, what trouble have you gotten into now?"

"No, I've been home all day, as you know."

Aside from visiting the educated youth settlement and casually slapping Xianliang, the son of Big Foot Sister-in-law, on the head, he didn't do anything else. "Maybe something good is coming my way."

"What good thing could come from contacting you?"

Shi Lanhua suddenly stared at Li Qingqiu and asked seriously, "You didn't bully that female educated youth, did you?"

"What? Mom, that's a bit much."

Li Qingqiu objected. "You can suspect me of being lazy and shirking my duties, you can say I'm good-for-nothing, but this guy bullied female educated youth, and I won't admit it." "You're questioning my character."

You need to apologize.

"Apologize? What apology? Mom, can't I even ask?"

Upon hearing the apology, Shi Lanhua, though not understanding its meaning, could still glean some understanding from Li Qingqiu's expression. She became somewhat embarrassed and angry, and slapped Li Qingqiu several times.

"Mom, let me tell you, this isn't over between us. If you don't apologize, I'm leaving home tomorrow." Li Qingqiu was very dissatisfied. Comrade Shi Lanhua, you've gone too far this time.

"Go away, don't rush to tomorrow, let's leave today."

"Alright, I'm leaving now. I'll go to the old mountains, find a place to lie down and bury myself in the snow, and you can collect my remains in the spring..."

"Fine, fine, I won't say anything more." Shi Lanhua really couldn't do anything with Li Qingqiu. "It's all your fault! You never do anything worthwhile. Tell me, why did the brigade headquarters call you to a meeting?"

"How would I know?"

Li Qingqiu muttered to himself, "It's not like I wanted to have this meeting."

"Alright, that's enough. Second brother, you go over there and find out what happened."

Li Fuhai took a puff of his pipe. "That female educated youth from yesterday, I think she's a good kid. Third brother, don't mess with her if you don't want to."

"Why? Because we're friends, and I think that's great."

"Third brother, we're just old farmers, those city kids, we're not the same kind of people."

"Fine, so that means I'm not good enough."

Li Qingqiu sighed. Sure enough, in those days, everyone cared about social standing when marrying someone of equal social standing. "Really, we're just ordinary friends, nothing like what you're thinking. Never mind, let's go, let's go, Second Brother, let's have a meeting, Uncle Fuyuan and the others are waiting."

"Mom, Dad, I'll go now."

As Li Qinghua spoke, he chased after Li Qingqiu, who had already walked quickly away.

"Keep an eye on the third son."

"Understood."

"Tell me, when will this kid stop worrying me so much?"

Shi Lanhua was filled with worry, always afraid that Li Qingqiu would cause some trouble again.

Others also had various guesses in their minds. In fact, not to mention others, Li Qingqiu was also quite puzzled. Why would the brigade cadres call him, an idle person, to do something at a meeting?

"They're here."

Accountant Li Fuluo greeted Li Qingqiu with a smile. "Uncle Fuluo, do you know why you called me here?"

"There's something I need to take care of. You'll find out when your Uncle Fuyuan comes over."

Upon arriving at the meeting hall, Li Qingqiu glanced around and saw that all the brigade cadres were there: militia captain Li Dajun, accountant Li Fuluo, women's director Han Guihua, production team leader Li Dalong, production team leader Li Dahu, production team leader Li Qingjing, production team leader Wang Xiuju, scorekeeper Li Qingzhu, and others.

In addition, there was Li Fushou, the medicine basket maker; Li Fulin, the old headhunter; and Li Fugui, the scholar. Most of the prominent figures in Lijia'ao came.

"Is there something important to discuss?" Li Qingqiu muttered to himself, finding a corner to sit down.

"Everyone's here."

Li Fuyuan walked into the meeting hall and scanned the crowd. "I called you all here because there are some things I need to discuss with you. Last night, the blizzard collapsed the cowshed and killed three oxen. You all know that, right?"

"Plus, the heavy snow has blocked the mountain passes, so the forest farm probably won't be hiring this year, which is another loss," Li Fuyuan sighed. It seems like one disaster after another keeps happening. "The river work project, the commune also said, is also impossible due to the heavy snow."

"Right now, all of our able-bodied men are stuck at home. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss how to solve the problem of our brigade's idle labor force. Sigh, next year will be even more difficult because of the oxen, and so many of our laborers are still idle..." Li Qingqiu understood the gist of Li Fuyuan's words.

The team is short of money, there's too little work, and too many idle people. Everyone, please come up with some ideas to find something to do, preferably something that makes money. We need money to buy cattle. Oh, I see. But why are you asking me? My daily cultivation system doesn't belong to the group.

Li Qingqiu planned to act cute and innocent. "You guys keep discussing, I'm going to take a nap. I worked most of the night yesterday and I'm still sleepy."

"Qingqiu, you little rascal, tell me, you've got a lot of tricks up your sleeve."

"Uncle Fu Luo, did you call me?"

Li Qingqiu was a little confused. "Why are you calling me? What do you mean I have a lot of tricks up my sleeve? I don't like hearing that. I'm a proper cultivator."

"You're quick-witted, kid. You tell us."

"If you live near the mountains, you live off the mountains; if you live near the water, you live off the water. What other way is there?" Li Qingqiu thought to himself, "Uncle Fuyuan knows how to talk. I like listening to him." After thinking for a moment, he casually said, "If you have a skill, you use your skill."

"Wow, you're pretty good, kid."

Li Fulu clapped his hands. "That's right. We should live off the land, rely on the water, and use our skills. Let's think of a solution from these three sources."

"It might be difficult to find a reliable backer."

The old headhunter couldn't help but remind us, "There was a severe drought two years ago, and many things in the mountains died of thirst. We haven't recovered yet, and now there are very few wild animals left in the mountains."

"We should at least give it a try."

Li Fuluo laughed and said, "This kid dug up a huge rat hole with over a hundred rats yesterday. The skins of those hundred rats alone are worth more than ten yuan, and there are also two or three hundred catties of grain. It would be good to dig up a few more rat holes like that."

The old headhunter glanced at Li Qingqiu; he had heard about it too, and thought, "He's really lucky."

"Then let's give it a try."

"As for making a living off the water, the reservoir is frozen now, so that's not an option."

"Our craftsmanship, especially reed mats, is quite good in Lijia'ao. We should weave more mats, bamboo baskets, and grain pens. The more we make, the more money we can earn," Li Fuyuan pondered for a moment. "At the very least, we still have some fertilizer that we can transfer to other brigades."

"Captain, this was hard-won!"

"Let's get through this spring season first."

Li Fuyuan was worried when he thought about how the three oxen would cost at least two or three thousand yuan. The production team only made a little money in a quarter; they had finally saved up some savings, and a single snowfall could wipe out a large portion of it. "Everyone, think of a solution."

"Fulin, you take the lead and go into the mountains to take a look. Fushou, you come along too."

Li Fuyuan laughed and said, "We're not forming a hunting team, we're forming a treasure hunting team. Fulin, you'll be the captain, Fushou, you'll be the vice-captain, and oh, and you too, kid, you're lucky to have caught a wild rabbit and dug up such a big rat burrow, count you in."

"No, Uncle Fuyuan, I can't. I can't stand wind and snow. I have a headache, you know. I just broke my head a while ago, and it's not fully healed yet." Li Qingqiu said, looking at Uncle Medicine Basket. "Uncle, say something, I still need to ask you to exchange this medicine."

"You've got good luck, kid."

"That big wild rabbit was right next to the hillside, and your old hunter uncle didn't even notice it. And that huge rat hole—I've passed by it countless times while gathering herbs over the years and never found it," said Li Fushou, the herb basket vendor, with a smile.

"It's no exaggeration to say you've had some good luck, kid. As for your little scrape, it's not a big deal."

"No, it was just a coincidence. I really can't stand the wind, it gives me a headache..."

Li Qingqiu was definitely not willing. What a joke! A treasure hunting team going into the mountains in the middle of heavy snow would freeze people to death. The snow was so thick, it would be exhausting.

"Here's a vice-captain position for you," Li Fuyuan interrupted Li Qingqiu.

"Don't even mention the vice-captain..."

[Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, never underestimate the potential of the young. Side quests, promotion to Deputy Elder of the Treasure Hunt Trial, will grant +2 points daily during the term of office]